Ironside: The Authorised Biography of Field Marshal Lord Ironside
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Lord Edmund Ironside
EDMUND IRONSIDE served in the Royal Navy and, after succeeding to his father’s title, went on to a varied career with, amongst others, Marconi and Rolls-Royce. He was for many years an active member of the House of Lords, focusing on scientific issues and defence procurement, and was Honorary Secretary of the all-party Defence Study Group. He also served as Vice President of the Institute of Patentees and Inventors, and was the first President of the Electric Vehicle Association. He edited High Road to Command, based on his father’s diaries covering the years 1920–22.
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